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EventANC member and UDF-leader Christmas Tinto, is born in Mqanduli in the Transkei
… the former Transkei , now part of Eastern Cape Province . His involvement in political activities started at an early … detained in Pollsmoor Prison and on …
EventBritish racing driver Tom Pryce dies in a freak accident during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami
… had been carrying. Pryce was partially decapitated by his helmet strap and died instantly. Pryce is the only Welsh … Grand Prix. A statue of him has been…
EventDavid Phaswane Mogano, SA artist, is born in Pietersburg , Northern Transvaal
… Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo) in 1932.Upon completing his high school studies he left for Johannesburg. In … at Joubert Park in the Johannesburg inner…
Chapter 2 - No equality under the Union Jack, 1900 - 1910
… Gumede was unable to attend this inaugural meeting. His involvement in the Anglo-Boer War prevented him from … of African Affairs. The Editor of Izwi La Kiti…
Chapter Three - The Black Republic Question and the Third Period
… liberation and then proceed to a socialist revolution? In his thesis Lenin avoided any definite strategic commitment, … workers and the backward character of…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions 1994 - 2014
… it advanced the interests of the capitalist class. In his address in July 2007 to an ANC policy conference, vice … not happy with the President’s policy…
ArticleThe Sedition Trial 1946 - 1948
… was serving a three-month prison sentence in Newcastle for his role in the passive resistance campaign, was brought from … CPSA claimed that the strike was a…
ArticleThe effects of WW2 in Africa
… now'. He captured the aspiration for self rule with his popular slogan: "seek ye first the political kingdom, and … Portuguese colonies were extensions of…
Chapter IV - Becoming an activist
… to ”” "not a penny less, not a penny more!" I sensed his great concern for the clothing workers as people, and … called "spit and polish". Nor did I fit into…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VII - “The Missionary Charter”
… treaties with a great show of military might, while his negotiator and interpreter was young Theophilus … lives of missionaries would be placed in extreme…
ANC Youth League Manifesto 1944
… guarantee him an independent pursuit of destiny or ensure his leading a free and unhampered life. He has been defeated … heritage of all Mankind and claims…
PlaceRepublic of Congo
… Conference in Accra in December 1958, which encouraged his becoming radical. Nkrumah assured Lumumba that he had the support of the rest of Africa in his…
Esau Mokhethi reburial speech by AZAPO President Cde. Koti Dikobo
… Maivha of the PAC of Azania. My brother Thabo Ngoepe and his wife. All Mourners. Comrades and Friends. Let me start … Cde Esau Mokhethi. I never had the…
Statement by Denis Goldberg, ANC at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners
… racist regime and its collaborators. Right now on death row, as far as we can ascertain, there are 30 or 31 of … live under a virtual military and police…
UCT defends stance on artistic freedom after Goldblatt pulls out by Paul Herman (News24), 4 March 2017
… recently told UCT management that he wants to move his collection from the university after eight years, saying … transparencies, negatives and digital items…
EventLinguist and educationist Sedumedi Moloto is born
… Committee was born in Moruleng, Rustenburg district. His teaching career started in the Orange Free State in 1935. … area covering the Potchefstroom and…
PlaceDu Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel
… , fleeing religious persecution in their own country. On his arrival he acquired a piece of land for farming by the … Mountains . He was the first to cross…
Statement of the African National Congress by Oliver Tambo, 18 March 1980
… P.W. Botha, surprised the world with the announcement that his Government had decided to summon a conference … we understand this move? Does it mean that…
Forward to a People's Government by O. R. Tambo - Statement of the ANC, 18 March 1980
… P.W. Botha, surprised the world with the announcement that his Government had decided to summon a conference … we understand this move? Does it mean that…
Chaskalson was a pillar of strength in my battle against HIV/Aids by Justice Edwin Cameron - Constitutional Court, 9 December 2012
… he also had a tender side. That was mostly reserved for his beloved wife, Lorraine, and his sons, Matthew and Jerome, and their families. But those … to…
Hundred years of resistance, E.S. Reddy, 29 January 2012
… lot of support from Mahatma Gandhi, who had already begun his campaign of passive resistance against racism. E.S. REDDY … Transvaal went to prison. He had…
How I have cooperated with the Hawks by Pravin Gordhan (Times Live), 01 September 2016
… he was not obliged to do so. He said in paragraph 3 of his answer that‚ “I wish to co-operate fully with any … Hawks were investigating charges against the…
PlaceKwaDukuza
… huts. On the 22nd of September 1828, Shaka was killed by his two half-brothers, Dingane and Mhlangane and his servant, Mbhopa. A memorial stone was erected…
EventAlbert Luthuli accepts the Nobel Peace Prize
… South Africa. Though the apartheid government restricted his movements, Luthuli was granted special permission in 1961 to attend the award ceremony in Oslo,…
EventMac Maharaj is born
… Department of Transport (DoT). During the years prior to his appointment as minister, he had been an activist, a … was investigating him for corruption and…
EventDick King returns home after securing help for Port Natal
… Philip) returned to Port Natal on board the Conch after his heroic rescue operation. King, accompanied by his young after-rider Ndongeni as far as Pondoland,…
EventBarry Hough, SA literary critic and successful author of mainly teenage books is found dead
… other books that would prove to be more successful than his debut novel. Hough was found dead in his flat in Melville, Johannesburg on 17 August 2004. His…
EventAhmed Helmy, Egyptian actor, is born
… Ahmed Helmy was born on 18 November 1969 in Banha, Egypt. His career as an actor began when Sherif Arafa noticed Helmy in a children’s programme and was…
EventBenjamin Mzimkulu Macala, SA artist, is born
… the US. Macala’s chosen technique was pastel on paper, and his work has come to be recognized by this medium. He has used other media from time to time. His…
EventDr Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl, SA industrialist who laid the foundation for the establishment of Escom and Iscor, is born in Pretoria
… Van der Bijl was born into a very influential family as his father was a produce merchant and a property investor who … inexpensive power to South Africa…